Can you identify this sighting?
Identification history
| Paralucia pyrodiscus | 18 Feb 2026 | ChrisChapman | ||
| Unverified | 16 Feb 2026 | ChrisChapman |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Not sure of the ID on this butterfly, however I have had a single ID validation on this photo in INaturalist,so now hoping for feedback on NatureMap.
1 comment
owenh
wrote:
11 Mar 2026
Bright Copper (Paralucia aurifera) female. In particular note the orange patch on underside of forewing, absent on P. pyrodiscus
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- ChrisChapman Recorded by
-
Collections
Chapman NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes